Stack-based buffer overflow in pcsc-lite - CVE-2010-4531
Published: January 18, 2011 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU45440
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2010-4531
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: pcsclite.apdu.fr
Affected software:
pcsc-lite
pcsc-lite
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the ATRDecodeAtr function in the Answer-to-Reset (ATR) Handler (atrhandler.c) for pcscd when processing a smart card with an ATR message containing a long attribute value. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2010-4531
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Sources
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=607781
- http://labs.mwrinfosecurity.com/files/Advisories/mwri_pcsc-atr-handler-buffer-overflow_2010-12-13.pdf
- http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/pcsclite-cvs-commit/2010-November/004923.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053079.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053095.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42912
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43112
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2156
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:015
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/22/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/03/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45450
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3264
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0101
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0180
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0256
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-4531